Safety Manager

Safety Manager

US-CA-Los Angeles

Job :

Type:
Regular Full-Time

# of Openings: 1

Category:
Field Operations

Los Angeles

At Shawmut Design and Construction, we take pride in the culture we've built as a 100% employee‑owned company—one that's been recognized with more than 85 Best Place to Work awards. We've been honored as a National Fortune Best Workplace, a Fortune Best Workplace for Women, Millennia ls, and Parents, and one of America's Best Employers by Forbes—along with numerous regional recognitions across our 11 offices nationwide.

Here’s a glimpse into what we offer:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – Be an employee‑owner!
• 401(k) with Company Match – Receive a company match up to 4% of your eligible pay.
• Generous Paid Time Off: vacation and sick time, 12 holidays, summer Fridays, and a yearly volunteer day.
• The Extras:
  Cell phone, laptop, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance, financial planning services, and more.

• Set expectations and provide structure around site safety with superintendent and subcontractors.
• Identify strengths and weaknesses of superintendent around knowledge, create site‑specific programs when necessary and train accordingly.
• Ensure the safety, training and development of Shawmut staff and subcontractors to understand, identify, and reduce risks in a fast‑paced construction environment from pre‑construction through close‑out.
• Raise awareness of potential hazards that exist on a jobsite with owner by reviewing what can be done to minimize risk.
• Conduct regular safety audits throughout the duration of a project assessing all safety‑related issues and follow up with the project team.
• Communicate directly with subcontractors to discuss concerns and Shawmut’s expectations.
• Identify poor performing subs by reviewing past performance and work with project executives and project managers to establish a plan to improve.
• Maintain the information technology and systems that are essential to capture and analyze key data, present reporting and communicate effectively.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with every member of the project team, subcontractors and clients.
• Raise awareness of potential hazards that exist in the new building with Owner by reviewing with him/her what the hazards are and what can be done to minimize/prevent them.
• Conduct new hire safety orientations for incoming construction operations staff.
• Train Shawmut staff and subcontractors on topics such as OSHA certification (10 & 30 hour), First Aid, construction-specific requirements and new standards review.

• Minimum 5 years of construction safety experience.
• OSHA 30-Hour Construction Safety certification.
• Demonstrated competency in:
• Fall Protection
• Confined Space
• Excavation and Trenching
• Accident Investigation
• Hazard Analysis
• Broad understanding of federal, state, and local regulatory requirements.
• Current CPR and Basic First Aid certification.

• Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) certification (CHST, ASP, CSP, etc.).
• OSHA 500 Authorized Trainer.